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RAILWAY AIDS OLD SERVANTS

Railway Aids Old Servants (1960)

Mr and Mrs John Smith continue to live in railway cottage after they...

GUNNERS MEET THE PUBLIC

Gunners Meet The Public (1962)

School artillery shows public how regiment fights in 1962 at Larkhill

AGED CAN CALL HELP

Aged Can Call Help (1961)

A woman gives whistles out to old people to allow them call for help in...

NEWS FLASHES - BUXTON AND FINCH IN TRAINING

News Flashes - Buxton And Finch In Training (1954)

Boxers Albert Finch and Alex Buxton train for...

FOR INLAND SAILORS

For Inland Sailors (1961)

Inland Waterways boat rally held at Aylesbury. The Young and Old enjoy their...

RACE WITH PANCAKES

Race With Pancakes (1963)

Pancake race amuses crowds of London's East End.

OLD SISTERS LEAVE THE HENHOUSE

Old Sisters Leave The Henhouse (1964)

Two elderly sisters leave their shack home to enter Old People's...

 

 

BEST YEARS OF OLD LIVES

Best Years Of Old Lives (1963)

Lord Morrison opens home for old people.

BIGGEST PUDDING

Biggest Pudding (1963)

Lord Mayor of London helps distribute giant Australian Christmas pudding to...

BUDGERIGARS

Budgerigars (1967)

Colour item showing popularity of budgerigars. Kent and London.

Selected Originals - JERSEY HONEYMOONERS

Selected Originals - Jersey Honeymooners (1968)

Material relating to newsreel story "Jersey...

SOS BEACONS FOR OLD PEOPLE

Sos Beacons For Old People (1968)

Toc H supply emergency lights to elderly, they are designed to alert...

FLYING ANGEL

Flying Angel (1968)

Matron Irene Watkins does her ward rounds on a motorised scooter. Lewisham, London.

106 YEAR OLD WOMAN

106 Year Old Woman (1970)

Miss Jessie Major celebrates her 106th birthday. Hammersmith, London.

OLD PEOPLES CLUB

Old Peoples Club (1969)

British railway station is converted into old peoples social club in Reedham,...

MEALS ON WHEELS

Meals On Wheels (1946)

Good item about Meal on Wheels service in Greenwich, London.

DESERTED VILLAGE issue title is PATHE PICTORIAL LOOKS AT PASSING OF THE YEARS

Deserted Village Issue Title Is Pathe Pictorial Looks At Passing Of The Years (1947)

Old...

OLD FOLKS' HOME issue title is PATHE PICTORIAL LOOKS AT HAPPINESS

Old Folks' Home Issue Title Is Pathe Pictorial Looks At Happiness (1947)

Tea party for elderly...

WALKING STICKS

Walking Sticks (1949)

A factory makes walking sticks out of tree branches. Chiddingfold.

BAT AND TRAP

Bat And Trap (1951)

Footage of people playing the game of Rat and Trap in Canterbury, Kent.

HOSPITAL BUS

Hospital Bus (1951)

Old people overcome fear of modern transport in dummy bus, Leytonstone, Greater...

LADDER ACT

Ladder Act (1954)

Equilibrist Igor Gridneff walks about a Soho rooftop on a ladder.

GIRL CYCLISTS

Girl Cyclists (1954)

Ladies racing club in Epping, Essex.

TRACTION ENGINE RACE

Traction Engine Race (1953)

Traction engine race across a field in Appleford, Berkshire.

KITCHEN WEAVER

Kitchen Weaver (1949)

Mr. Jarvis of Lavenham, Suffolk, operates hand loom in his kitchen.

BEAUTY TREATMENT

Beauty Treatment (1951)

Bernadette D'Esperance shares her beauty treatment for the over 50s.

LOOK OUT, LOBSTERS!

Look Out, Lobsters! (1965)

Skin divers catch shellfish at Newlyn in Cornwall.

IN DEFENSE OF MADRID sic aka SPAIN

In Defense Of Madrid Sic AKA Spain (1930-1939)

Republican forces defend Madrid from Fascist bombing.

EASTER HOLIDAY RAILWAY

Easter Holiday Railway (1937)

Scenes of a busy Euston railway station as people set off for their...

REFUGEES IN BELGIUM - 1940

Refugees In Belgium - 1940 (1940)

Various shots of refugees carrying their belongings with them as...

MOBILIZATION IN FRANCE aka MOBILISATION IN FRANCE

Mobilization In France AKA Mobilisation In France (1939)

Great material of French troops getting...

SPORTS DAY IN FRANCE 1939

Sports Day In France 1939 (1939)

A sports day organised by British troops for local French people at...

BELGIAN REFUGEES - 1940

Belgian Refugees - 1940 (1940)

Belgian refugees on the run - 1940.

THEIR DAY OUT & CUTS

Their Day Out & Cuts (1926)

Retired horse drawn cab drivers taken for day out in London in charabancs.

OAK APPLE DAY

Oak Apple Day (1947)

Princess Elizabeth attends the ceremony at Chelsea Royal Hospital to celebrate...

KING WITH BERKSHIRE REGT.

King With Berkshire Regt. (1948)

The King visits the Royal Berkshire Regiment at their Reading depot.

FRENCH COUPLES WEDDING

French Couples Wedding (1948)

French couples celebrate their silver and golden wedding anniversaries...

BERLIN WINTER

Berlin Winter (1948)

Berlin, still under Soviet blockade, getting ready for winter.

TRAILER - OLD AGE PENSION

Trailer - Old Age Pension (1946)

A short trailer film giving information about the working of the old...

CAPTURE OF ISIGNY 09/06/1944

Capture Of Isigny 09/06/1944 (1944)

Material showing American troops taking French town of Isigny in...

INVASION SCENES

Invasion Scenes (1944)

French men signing up to join the Allied forces of liberation during Invasion.

UNIDENTIFIED -  ITALY aka FRANCE OR ITALY?

Unidentified - Italy AKA France Or Italy? (1944)

Shots of Italian dignitaries, one may be Ivanoe...

RUSSIAN NEWSREEL - CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Russian Newsreel - Children's Hospital (1945)

Soviet soldiers visit children's hospitals, children...

BRIGHTON PENSIONERS DEMONSTRATE

Brighton Pensioners Demonstrate (1946)

Brighton pensioners protest against council's decision to...

LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN LAUNCHES SHIP

Lord Louis Mountbatten Launches Ship (1944)

Lord Mountbatten launches aircraft carrier...

FLOODS IN INDIA

Floods In India (1947)

Cuts from newsreel 47/73 of floods in India and aftermath of riots in Punjab.

THE PRINCESSES AT THE OLD BAILEY

The Princesses At The Old Bailey (1949)

Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret leaving the Old...

M & MM IN LONDON

M & MM In London (1950)

President Auriol of France visits prefab houses in Bermondsey.

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW AT HOME

George Bernard Shaw At Home (1946)

Cuts from newsreel 46/58 - great candid shots of George Bernard...

108 YEAR OLD LADY FROM HASTINGS

108 Year Old Lady From Hastings (1950)

Matilda Coppins celebrates her 108th birthday in Hastings.